Spring fishing is here and its in full swing. The water is at the magic temperature and the spanish mackerel have showed up. To me the spanish mackerel making their appearance every spring signifies that the spring fishing is here.

Spanish mackerel show up every spring when the water hits the right temperature and the bait fish show up followed closely by the spanish mackerel right behind them. The reason this means so much to me is that in our bay and inshore gulf, when the bait fish shows up everything begins to start firing off. As the bait fish move into the bay the trout and redfish will begin feeding in the shallower waters.

This past weekend we fished in the 2018 sheepshead shootout tournament and what a day of fishing it was. We had a steady bite throughout the whole day and ended up catching a solid fish to weigh in but came up a pound short. The winning fish was 9.6lbs and ours weighed in at 8.6lbs.

The sheepshead have begin making their move out to the gulf for their migration and are they hungry. The past few days we have had a good grade of fish with them all weighing 5-7lbs. In the mix of fishing for sheepshead we have also been catching nice redfish. The majority of them are over the slot and are measuring between 28-32". As for in the back bay the trout and mangrove snapper are starting to show up and we are still catching redfish and an occasional blackdrum.

Out in the gulf the spanish mackerel have showed up along with a few king mackerels. There have also been reports of an occasional blackfin being caught in our area while trolling. As far as bottom fishing goes the bite is hot. Trigger fish opened up on March 1st so you can add them to the list of species we are able to bring home. We are also catching some mingos and white snappers. The red snappers and amberjack continue to be closed but we are catching plenty of them to take photos with and release. Spring time is one of the best times in our area to fish so make sure to give us a call and get out on the water if you are planning a trip to Destin, Fl for spring break.

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Captain Josh

Happy New Years to everyone and thank you to all our clients that fished with us and made 2018 a great year.

On inshore bay fishing charters the redfish bite continues to be good. In the mix we are also catching blackdrum and sheepsheads around structure like bridges and jetties. While fishing back in the bayous we are catching a mixture of redfish, blackdrum, sheephead, and trout. This should be our regular fishing through the winter.

On our inshore gulf fishing charters the bite has been good as well. This time of the year it makes it tough to get out in the gulf with higher seas being more frequent in the winter with winds coming off the fronts. Fishing is great near shore gulf this time of the year with lots of action with redsnappers and triggerfish moving closer in with cooler water temps. Some species we have been catching to bring home for dinner is a variety of snappers including white snapper, mingo snapper, and mangrove snappers while bottom fishing.

Amberjacks, triggerfish, and Redsnappers continue to be out of season but still make for great time to perform "CPR" (Catch, Photograph, and Release)

Remember we fish year around and there is always a fish to be caught while visiting Destin, Fl. We fish for redfish and trout year around.

We are already booking for the 2019 spring and summer season so give us a call and don't get left at the dock.

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